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Fair Value Measurements (Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jul. 02, 2016 | Jul. 02, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Financial assets: |  |  |
Cash equivalents—Level 1 | $ 72,829 | $ 72,829 | $ 91,216
Available-for-sale Securities | 44,606 | 44,606 |
Forward contracts | 1,739 | 1,739 | 507
Financial assets, fair value | 119,174 | 119,174 | 91,723
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Forward contracts | 6,150 | 6,150 | 46
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 19,497 | 19,497 | 13,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 1,097 |
Payment of contingent consideration |  | (11,500) |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 25,647 | 25,647 | 13,046
Level 1 |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |
Cash equivalents—Level 1 | 72,829 | 72,829 | 91,216
Forward contracts | 0 | 0 | 0
Financial assets, fair value | 104,419 | 104,419 | 91,216
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Forward contracts | 0 | 0 | 0
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0 | 0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 0 | 0 | 0
Level 2 |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |
Cash equivalents—Level 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities | 0 | 0 |
Forward contracts | 1,739 | 1,739 | 507
Financial assets, fair value | 14,755 | 14,755 | 507
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Forward contracts | 6,150 | 6,150 | 46
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0 | 0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 6,150 | 6,150 | 46
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |
Cash equivalents—Level 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Forward contracts | 0 | 0 | 0
Financial assets, fair value | 0 | 0 | 0
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Forward contracts | 0 | 0 | 0
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 19,497 | 19,497 | 13,000
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 19,497 | 19,497 | 13,000
Current portion [Member] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0 |
acquired entity name-ThingWorx [Member] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 0 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 0 |
acquired entity name-ThingWorx [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  | 9,000
Acquired entity name: ColdLight [Member] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 1,000 |
Payment of contingent consideration |  | (2,500) |
Acquired entity name: ColdLight [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  | 4,000
acquired entity name-Kepware [Domain] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 16,997 | 16,997 |
Addition to Contingent Consideration |  | 16,900 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability |  | 97 |
acquired entity name-Kepware [Domain] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  | $ 0
ThingWorx [Member] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Payment of contingent consideration | (9,000) | (9,000) |
Non-current portion [Member] [Member] |  |  |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Liability, Fair Value Disclosure | 7,700 | 7,700 |
Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities | 680 | 680 |
Commercial Paper [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities | 9,930 | 9,930 |
Corporate Bond Securities [Member] | Level 1 |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities | 31,590 | 31,590 |
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member] | Level 2 |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities | $ 2,406 | $ 2,406 |

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